{"id":110779,"date":"2021-06-07T09:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T04:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=110779"},"modified":"2021-06-07T09:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T04:21:31","slug":"india-needs-to-replace-frequent-elections-with-one-nation-one-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-needs-to-replace-frequent-elections-with-one-nation-one-election\/","title":{"rendered":"India needs to replace frequent elections with One nation One election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Synopsis \u2013 \u00a0<\/strong>India should hold simultaneous elections (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/yojana-summary-one-nation-one-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One nation one election<\/a>)\u00a0<\/strong>to tackle various challenges associated with frequent elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About One nation one election:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the idea of synchronising the elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. In can be achieved by <strong>restructuring the current Indian election cycle<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Challenges in frequent Elections<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Huge incalculable<\/strong> <strong>expenditure<\/strong> to conduct elections. <strong>For example-<\/strong> the Bihar assembly election alone in 2015 cost about Rs 3000 crore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequent elections impact the delivery of essential services<\/strong>. Such as,\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers lost teaching weeks on election duty.<\/li>\n<li>Officers and vehicles from practically every other department are \u201crequisitioned\u201d for election duty.<\/li>\n<li>Frequent elections also disrupt <strong>essential public work<\/strong> such as road construction, welfare scheme supervision, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imposition of the Model Code of Conduct: <\/strong>This will impact the governance and implementation of key policy initiatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The efficiency of a politician doing public good is also reduced during the campaign. <\/strong>This is because most of them are putting in 16-18 hours of work each day doing only rallies and campaigning. As a result, important meetings and decisions get postponed.<\/li>\n<li>Further, there is also a huge cost <strong>involved in deploying security forces<\/strong>\u00a0repeatedly during elections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Challenges in holding One nation one election in India<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>India had concurrent elections\u00a0<strong>for the first two decades<\/strong>. The first general elections held simultaneously to Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of the States in October 1951.<\/li>\n<li>But in 1968 1969 and 1970, the cycle got disrupted due to the premature dissolution of some Legislative Assemblies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the reason that some experts believe that if a government loses its majority in the House, it eventually leads to fresh elections and disrupt One nation one election in India.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Suggestions to conduct One nation one election<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>It is virtually impossible for a ruling party\/coalition to lose numbers with the current <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nominated-members-and-anti-defection-law-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>anti-defection law<\/strong><\/a>. Even if they do, there are certain global legal provisions available to maintain the electoral cycle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coupling the\u00a0<strong>\u2018no-confidence motion\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>along with the\u00a0<strong>\u2018vote of confidence\u2019 in an alternative government.\u00a0<\/strong>This vote of confidence will also mention a leader to head it. After passing both of them(no-confidence motion and vote of confidence), the alternate government will head the government for the remaining term. This helps to maintain the fixed term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Benefits of having Simultaneous Elections<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced Financial cost of conduction Election<\/li>\n<li>Reduced Cost of repeated administrative restrictions<\/li>\n<li>Reduced visible and invisible costs of repeatedly deploying security forces<\/li>\n<li>Reduced campaign and finance costs of political parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There is a need to calibrate and club the elections in a mature and sensible way. So that it could come to a situation where all<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-examine-whether-simultaneous-elections-are-better-than-frequent-elections-discuss-what-are-various-challenges-for-conducting-simultaneous-elections-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> elections are held simultaneously<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source- <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/why-simultaneous-polls-is-an-idea-whose-time-has-come-7344586\/\">The Indian Express<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M9JL13Q2mV\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/frequent-transfer-of-public-servants-affect-public-administration\/\">Frequent transfer of public servants affect public administration<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Frequent transfer of public servants affect public administration&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/frequent-transfer-of-public-servants-affect-public-administration\/embed\/#?secret=NmDv0MgnHa#?secret=M9JL13Q2mV\" data-secret=\"M9JL13Q2mV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis \u2013 \u00a0India should hold simultaneous elections (One nation one election)\u00a0to tackle various challenges associated with frequent elections. About One nation one election: It is the idea of synchronising the elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. In can be achieved by restructuring the current Indian election cycle. 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